Monday, September 15, 2014

Tues Devo: Send in the backup!

Exodus 32: ”Now when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people assembled about Aaron and said to him, “Come, make us a god who will go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.” (NASB)

Hello,

As we come to football season, we come to the time in life where the backup quarterback is everyone’s favorite player! We don’t like what we see from the starter – performance is off, too slow to develop, doesn’t make smart decisions – and we are ready to pull them out and put in the backup. We don’t seem to have much patience for those out their performing. We have our way that we believe things should be happening –and anything less is assessed quickly and judged.

This is what Israel decided they wanted – but not only did they want the backup for Moses, but they wanted to fire the coach too! We have to stop measuring our satisfaction with God on terms related to human timetables. All that does is leave us frustrated. His timing is not ours. If God wants to move quickly, He will. If God wants to take more time, He will. That decision we are able to ask Him to change – but it is His decision. Just because He is not moving in the time or at the pace we would prefer doesn’t give us reason to look for the backup, or try to get the coach fired.

Have a blessed day,


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